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. ♪ reverend bernice king opened the service. king says her father is often remembered for his fight for equal and human rights. she says his passion was based in his faith. >> the you can stay tuned for complete >> and the closing ceremony is under way now. a young trumpeter on the stage. our live coverage from the lincoln memorial as news 4 lincoln memorial as news 4 midday continues. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." it's been called "cuccinelli's witch hunt" "designed to intimidate and suppress" ken cuccinelli used taxpayer funds to investigate a uva professor whose research on climate change cuccinelli opposed. cuccinelli, a climate change denier, forced the university to spend over half a million dollars defending itself against it's own attorney general. ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us. >>> welcome back live to the lincoln memorial here as we mark the 50th anniversary of the march on washington with the closing ceremonies at this hour. on the stage, you'll see th
. ♪ reverend bernice king opened the service. king says her father is often remembered for his fight for equal and human rights. she says his passion was based in his faith. >> the you can stay tuned for complete >> and the closing ceremony is under way now. a young trumpeter on the stage. our live coverage from the lincoln memorial as news 4 lincoln memorial as news 4 midday continues. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." it's been...
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how much they had suffered, of hearing the reverend bernice king speak and deliver such a forceful message. it reminded me of a father, and i felt a sense of prime with that, i've had all of these mixed emotions. >> when you hear that, one of the things that's been striking to me about the dream defenders is how clearly and forthrightly you place yourself in the tradition of the civil rights struggle. >> yes, of direct action, direct nonviolent action. how do you feel being here, and when you hear the story of medgar evers, knowing the line of sacrifice that has come before you? >> you know, i speak for myself and others and say, we're just humbled to be here. the civil rights movement is our compass, it's our blueprint. it's the reason for being, it's the reason we're here. we're blessed to having that as a compass, due north for us. it's humbling to be here, it's humbling they speak so highly of us, and really the work that we have to do is sadly reminiscent of the work that was spoken about in the i have a dream speech. >> one of the things that i think is interesting. you did this occu
how much they had suffered, of hearing the reverend bernice king speak and deliver such a forceful message. it reminded me of a father, and i felt a sense of prime with that, i've had all of these mixed emotions. >> when you hear that, one of the things that's been striking to me about the dream defenders is how clearly and forthrightly you place yourself in the tradition of the civil rights struggle. >> yes, of direct action, direct nonviolent action. how do you feel being here,...
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[ applause ] >> joining us now, bernice king, the youngest child of dr. martin luther king, junior. thank you for being a part of this special. this is an incredible anniversary, 50 years since removed from when your father gave a famous speech called "i have a dream." we're here at the willard hotel where he actually did the finishing touches of that speech. what are your recollections of watching your father as a child and doing all the great things that he wanted to do for this country? >> well, i mean, kind of emotional knowing that you're connected with a man that has had such great impact across the world. you know, when people speak to me invariably from different places in this world, the first thing they want to bring to my attention is the "i have a dream" speech and how it has touched them and their life. it's an humbling experience to know that that's my dad. >> where have we gone astray in fulfilling that dream today? >> i think it still goes back to economics and spirituality, those two issues i think are very critical. and the whole fervor of materialism in a society,
[ applause ] >> joining us now, bernice king, the youngest child of dr. martin luther king, junior. thank you for being a part of this special. this is an incredible anniversary, 50 years since removed from when your father gave a famous speech called "i have a dream." we're here at the willard hotel where he actually did the finishing touches of that speech. what are your recollections of watching your father as a child and doing all the great things that he wanted to do for...
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we just heard from bernice king, the daughter of martin luther king jr. he was only five years old when her father was assassinated. she just finished the days speeches doing so with prayer. asking that the people who are here today and all who are watching would be bound together, working together, movi moving towards the sorts of things we heard. attorney general eric holder, congressman john lewis and other leaders spoke today from the steps of the lincoln memorial standing in the same place where martin luther king jr. articulated a dream for the american democratic project 450 years ago. joining me now for ongoing coverage of today's event is ed schultz, schultz. so nice to have you. >> a fabulous last hour. a number of different speeches. there's no doubt that reverend sharpton is the contemporary civil rights leader of our time. >> he's fearless. >> i thought his recognition of jesse was so profound and important for the generational uniting moving forward. it was a theme reverend sharpton stepped forward with. he lived the fight. he's a man of ver
we just heard from bernice king, the daughter of martin luther king jr. he was only five years old when her father was assassinated. she just finished the days speeches doing so with prayer. asking that the people who are here today and all who are watching would be bound together, working together, movi moving towards the sorts of things we heard. attorney general eric holder, congressman john lewis and other leaders spoke today from the steps of the lincoln memorial standing in the same place...
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bernice king said, the struggle continues. >> so the things that have legislatively succeeded in north carolina were attempted in a big way in ohio, but it was mobilization of the people that turned it back. >> that's right. and we've got to keep doing. even just a few weeks ago, ed, a state representative from the gop, and the gop doesn't want people to vote, because they can't win with better candidates and better ideas. they try to cheat. he just introduced a bill to cut in half the early voting days in the state of ohio and take away the last three days, that sunday in particular. and we know what they're trying to do. we are better together and we've got to lift our voices. the vote is the great equalizer in this country, and we cannot have anybody try to take it away. >> do you think that north carolina becomes the model? if what they have tried, i mean, they have succeeded. it becomes a model of their success. you have been through this in ohio, where polling places, hours -- you were with us, ed. >> attempted to be cut, absolutely. why is it that there are long lines in minorit
bernice king said, the struggle continues. >> so the things that have legislatively succeeded in north carolina were attempted in a big way in ohio, but it was mobilization of the people that turned it back. >> that's right. and we've got to keep doing. even just a few weeks ago, ed, a state representative from the gop, and the gop doesn't want people to vote, because they can't win with better candidates and better ideas. they try to cheat. he just introduced a bill to cut in half...
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bernice king. obama, mrs. obama, president carter and clinton, lewis, ambassador you iii, toy brother martin family.e i was five months old when my delivered his "i have a dream" speech and i probably was crawling on the floor having a a nap after meal. but the day is a glorious day on this program today we have witnessed a manifestation beloved community. and we thank everyone for their today.e here today we have been honored to ave three presidents of the united states. 50 years ago, the president did attend. today we are honored to have many women in the planning and of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. [applause] >> 50 years ago there was not a program.man on the today we are honored to have not person but ng several young people on the program today. certainly a tribute to the work and legacy of so many before hat have gone on us. a symb ago today, in symbolic shadow of abraham my father stood in this this pot and declared to ation his -- dream to let freedom ring all the people being man c
bernice king. obama, mrs. obama, president carter and clinton, lewis, ambassador you iii, toy brother martin family.e i was five months old when my delivered his "i have a dream" speech and i probably was crawling on the floor having a a nap after meal. but the day is a glorious day on this program today we have witnessed a manifestation beloved community. and we thank everyone for their today.e here today we have been honored to ave three presidents of the united states. 50 years...
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bernice king and marty king iii and dexter king. this will be a very important moment. he is going to talk about i believe the way forward. president obama last night acknowledged the progress we've made. he also paid tribute to those who have sacrificed with their own lives but i think he's going to talk about the way forward in terms of where dr. king would have taken us today had he lived, clearly jobs, employment, civil rights laws, immigration reform, this is a big coalition not just of african-americans but latinas, gays and lesbians and women and others. this is a wonderful occasion. i'm glad to be a part of it. >> john king brought up an interesting point. he said how he's looking forward to see how personally the president speaks in his remark today. we have noticed since this past election the president you've seen in some remarks especially on race issues speaking more personally about his experiences, his daughter's experiences and family experiences. how important do you think it is for the president to speak personally in his remarks today? >> he's the pre
bernice king and marty king iii and dexter king. this will be a very important moment. he is going to talk about i believe the way forward. president obama last night acknowledged the progress we've made. he also paid tribute to those who have sacrificed with their own lives but i think he's going to talk about the way forward in terms of where dr. king would have taken us today had he lived, clearly jobs, employment, civil rights laws, immigration reform, this is a big coalition not just of...
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youngest daughter bernice king was just 5 months old that day in 1963. she talked about the speech and the memories of her father. here she is in her own words now. >> him lifting me up. exactly what i remember growing up with my father. as i grew up, i had a range of emotions. i became, you know, angry. angry that he let. angry at god for not protecting him. angry at whites at the time because i felt like they were responsible for his death. angry at brack blacks because i we weren't doing enough to continue his work. so i think at that moment i realized the importance of his contribution but at the same time i realized the magnitude of my own loss. in the sense that, you know, why my dad. >> 'cause i have a dream. >> every time he speaks, you know, he's challenging us to do better, to do more. >> to one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream. >> the whole purpose of remembering and commemorating is not to be satisfied with just the accomplishments that we've ma
youngest daughter bernice king was just 5 months old that day in 1963. she talked about the speech and the memories of her father. here she is in her own words now. >> him lifting me up. exactly what i remember growing up with my father. as i grew up, i had a range of emotions. i became, you know, angry. angry that he let. angry at god for not protecting him. angry at whites at the time because i felt like they were responsible for his death. angry at brack blacks because i we weren't...
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georgia, elder king. -- elder bernice king. [applause] >> if you would connect hands to whomever you are near, we are going to play.-- we are going to pray. god of our silent tears. our weary years. god who has brought us thus far on the way. god, we thank you that you continue to be with us to every situation and circumstance. we bless you, lord god, for this great august body of people who have assembled here 50 years later. we thank you, god, that the spirit that inspired those 50 years ago is inspiring us today, either. -- father. we are continuing the struggle. as my mother said, freedom is a never ending process. --in this generation, we are taking a baton and we are determined to be vigilant until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like the mighty stream. we pray that you will bind us together like never before regardless of our background and regardless of our differences. give us the strength and the courage and the humility to transcend those differences that we might be able to join together as a freedom
georgia, elder king. -- elder bernice king. [applause] >> if you would connect hands to whomever you are near, we are going to play.-- we are going to pray. god of our silent tears. our weary years. god who has brought us thus far on the way. god, we thank you that you continue to be with us to every situation and circumstance. we bless you, lord god, for this great august body of people who have assembled here 50 years later. we thank you, god, that the spirit that inspired those 50...
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king, whoer bernice is coming up to be with us, who as a vision about what we can do differently about the 50th march on washington. we have been working with her and her vision for a number of months. she had that vision long, long ago. i'm going to ask her if she could -- and hope the cameras stay with us a little longer -- to just hear from our sister leader and give her standing sister love as she tells us about her vision. i thank her for being able to come. [applause] the ceo of the king center. >> thank you very much for that warm welcome. my sisterthank melanie campbell for the extraordinary work she has done leading up to this important 50th anniversary celebration, call to action, and commemoration. it has been a long journey. we are here now. we praise god for that. i want to thank her especially for her vision of inserting this end of thet and -- weeklong celebration. recognizee do not yet and accept the fact that the movement in which my father led would not have happened, as you have heard many stories today, without women. the idea of the montgomery bus protest began wit
king, whoer bernice is coming up to be with us, who as a vision about what we can do differently about the 50th march on washington. we have been working with her and her vision for a number of months. she had that vision long, long ago. i'm going to ask her if she could -- and hope the cameras stay with us a little longer -- to just hear from our sister leader and give her standing sister love as she tells us about her vision. i thank her for being able to come. [applause] the ceo of the king...
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daughter bernice and here is what she said about the event. >> one of the things that my father was really trying to say to us not just 50 years ago. 47, all the way, 45 when he was asan sin nateed. he was really speaking to us about humanity. not judging by the color of the skin but by the content of the character. >> you can hear more thampt view kelly wright hosting "beyond the dream" here tonight. we heard from allen west earlier on "fox & friends" and he spoke how the weekend is a very strong representation of folks' faith. take a listen. >> we have things that were positive in nature to offer to children so would did not get involved in the negative. faith is a very important part of this church very important. dr. king would be absolutely appalled what he sees happening in the inner city neighborhood i grew up in and he grew up in across the united states of america. this is not the fulfillment of his dream. i hope someone addresses that today. >> stay tuned. we will be here all day as i said prominent speakers at 9:00 and march begins at noon. >> clayton: beautiful day there
daughter bernice and here is what she said about the event. >> one of the things that my father was really trying to say to us not just 50 years ago. 47, all the way, 45 when he was asan sin nateed. he was really speaking to us about humanity. not judging by the color of the skin but by the content of the character. >> you can hear more thampt view kelly wright hosting "beyond the dream" here tonight. we heard from allen west earlier on "fox & friends" and he...
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please welcome the ceo of the king center, bernice. >> good afternoon, everybody. i know it's late and i have two minutes they told me. but i first want to thank the national urban league for the tremendous work that they have been doing over a century. and we could not have made its had not been for the urban league. so i want to thank them to the time honored to be here this afternoon a part of the coalition that has been planning the 50th anniversary celebration. and i wanted to just say something that i say quite often when we look at the convergence of so many things that happened this year the mirror that happened in 63 and in many respects it makes some of us feel like we have been setbacks it may be true but it may not be true as well. it could be a tremendous opportunity in a set up for us to really organize and mobilize and really create the momentum that happened in 63. but my mother had a quote where she set struggle is a never-ending process. freedom is never really run. the u.n. it in every generation. this generation of time has been generously close
please welcome the ceo of the king center, bernice. >> good afternoon, everybody. i know it's late and i have two minutes they told me. but i first want to thank the national urban league for the tremendous work that they have been doing over a century. and we could not have made its had not been for the urban league. so i want to thank them to the time honored to be here this afternoon a part of the coalition that has been planning the 50th anniversary celebration. and i wanted to just...